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SAARI
GEORGE W. SAARI b. November 14, 1927, in Fitchburg; s. of Matthew and Margaret (Dobson) Saari; m. February 19, 1949, Shirley Souza, b. September 1, 1929, in New Bedford, dau. of Julio and Gladys (Perry) Souza. He is a veteran of WW II. They came to Westminster in 1951; built their home on East Road. Child:
Debra L. b. September 16, 1951, in Fitchburg.
SAKKINEN
CHARLES SAKKINEN b. March 15, 1873, d. May 15, 1942; m. Anna Kinnunen (b. November 28, 1879, d. June 13, 1938). Both Mr. and Mrs. Sakkinen were born in Finland. He came with his wife and family from Maine to Westminster in 1919. He was a dairy farmer and lived on lower Bacon Street, where his son William Herman now lives.
Children:
I. John A. b. September 21, 1898, in Michigan, d. Decem- ber 1, 1943; unmarried; veteran of WW II.
2. Mary W. b. April 3, 1900, in Michigan, d. October 18, 1946; m. William Kultti.
3. Howard C. b. July 21, 1901, in Michigan; m. May 18, 1935, Edna R. Newton.
4. Peter A. b. February 22, 1903, in Michigan, d. May 13, 1949, in Livermore Falls, Maine; m. Aili Luoma.
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5. Eli b. November 25, 1905, in Michigan, d. 1955 in Fitch- burg; m. November 26, 1936, Lillian Nikkila of Fitchburg. 6. A. Ilene b. May 15, 1907 in Michigan, d. December 16, 1928; unmarried.
7. Jennie L. b. January 9, 1909, in Michigan (deceased).
8. Linda B. b. May 6, 1910, in Coburntown, Michigan; m. Elmer E. Luoma. (See Luoma.)
9. Sallie b. July 9, 1912, in Michigan; m. February 8, 1936, Rudolph Kamila; lives in West Los Angeles, California.
10. Urho E. b. December 4, 1914, in Bridgton, Maine; d. August 1944 in action in France in WW II.
II. Waino b. March 4, 1917, in Bridgton, Maine; m. (1) Viola Joki (deceased); m. (2) - Teto; I daughter.
12. W. Herman b. May 16, 1919; m. December 21, 1946, Helen A. Nikkila, b. February 11, 1912, in Fitchburg, dau. of Koski and Jenny (Ahola) Nikkila. He is a veteran of WW II; lives on the place formerly owned by his father on Bacon Street; is employed by Crocker-Burbank in Fitchburg.
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13. Helmi b. and d. 1921.
14. Lyyli E. b. May 22, 1922, d. August 19, 1923.
15. Sylvi b. and d. 1924.
Children of Peter A. Sakkinen:
I. Peter E. b. April 15, 1941.
2. David Allen b. December 18, 1943.
Children of W. Herman Sakkinen:
I. Andrew C. b. October 10, 1949.
2. William U. b. August 12, 1951.
SALO
EINO N. SALO b. October 28, 1917, in Worcester; s. of Mrs. Elli Salo and the late Nestor Salo (Koski). He and his mother came to Westminster after the death of his father in 1929. They make their home on Shady Avenue. Mr. Salo is a bachelor; a mem-
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ber of the Board of Assessors; a member of the Police Force; sub- stitute mail carrier; a member of the Town's 200th Anniversary Committee. He was a member of the 1943 Water Survey.
SALO
LENNARD C. SALO b. August 12, 1918, in Fitchburg; s. of Charles and Stava (Orava) Salo; m. June 17, 1944, Aino J. Keskinen. (See Keskinen.) They own their home on West Main Street, where Mr. Salo's mother, Mrs. Stava Salo, lives with them. He has served several terms as selectman. Mrs. Salo is a registered nurse.
Children:
I. Robert L. b. March 23, 1946.
2. Nancy J. b. June 2, 1947.
3. David H. b. February 17, 1957.
SARGENT
GEORGE A. SARGENT b. October 8, 1858, in Winchendon, d. December 29, 1943, s. of Aaron and Mary Ann (Wood) Sargent; m. January 27, 1885, Luella F. Gates (30), dau. of Eugene (25) and Helen (Ray) Gates of Westminster. (See Gates.) The Sar- gents moved to Westminster in 1893 and occupied a farm which is now a part of the Gardner State Hospital. He was engaged in farming until 1922, when he removed to the Hervey Miller place next to the First Congregational Church. He was tree warden for many years. (Mrs. Sargent d. March 1, 1942.) Children:
I. Chester Eugene b. May 15, 1894; m. September 28, 1918, Gladys Hannaford, b. November 9, 1892, in Boston, dau. of William P. and Clara G. (Carter) Hannaford. He was commissioned Second Lieutenant in Field Artillery, United States Army, in 1917; Retired Colonel of Artillery, United States Army, 1953. He served in WW I and WW II. (See Chap. 13.) Col. and Mrs. Sargent returned to Westminster in 1953 and occupy the house on Main Street
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next to the First Congregational Church, formerly the home of Col. Sargent's father.
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2. Carl Aaron b. July 23, 1896; m. October 11, 1923, Beatrice Florence Moore of Leominster. He was attending the University of Maine when he enlisted in the United States Army in WW I. He was commissioned a lieutenant (flying status) in 1918, and thereafter served as an aviator. In 1922 he graduated from the university and entered the employ of Automobile Distributors of Boston, where he remained until he again enlisted in the Army in WW II. Since the war he has been in the insurance business; now lives in Newton.
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Child of Chester Eugene Sargent:
Chester Craig b. November 17, 1922, in Newton; m. October 28, 1948, Shirley Mills, dau. of Vice Admiral and Mrs. Earl Mills of New York City. He graduated from West Point, class of 1945; is a veteran of WW II and the Korean conflict. He is serving in the United States Army with the rank of Major (Armor).
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Child of Carl Aaron Sargent:
Kay b. April 12, 1932, in Boston; married and living in England.
Child of Chester Craig Sargent:
Douglas b. October 26, 1949.
SARGENT
JOHN A. SARGENT b. January 15, 1895, in Cambridge, d. Jan- uary 8, 1954; s. of John W. C. and Martha (Newhall) Sargent; m. June 26, 1920, Katherine Foster, dau. of Judson and Katherine M. (Urban) Foster. (See Foster.) John Sargent was a veteran of WW I and a graduate of Harvard College. He was a very successful businessman, at one time connected with the insurance
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firm of Roosevelt and Sargent of Boston. Mrs. Sargent is a gradu- ate of Worcester Art Museum and maintains a home at Chestnut Hill, as well as on Academy Hill.
Child:
Ann b. May 19, 1926; a graduate of Briarcliff College and the Garland School; is a businesswoman in Boston.
SAVOLA
AARNE SAVOLA b. April 12, 1914, in Seattle, Washington; s. of Victor and Amanda (Pietila) Savola; m. October 19, 1935, Aune J. Ahola, b. November 30, 1914, in Fitchburg, dau. of John and Ida Ahola. He is a veteran of WW II. He came to Westminster in 1942. They make their home on South Ashburnham Road. Child:
Sally Ann b. February i1, 1948.
SAWIN
The Sawin family came to Westminster from Worcester in the early 1760's, settling the south part of the town, from what is now Harrington Road to the Minott District.
JOHN F. SAWIN (101) was of the fifth generation to live here; b. December 5, 1857, d. March 26, 1935; s. of John (45) and Harriet (Hodgman) Sawin. He was divorced from Emma F. Sawtelle, his first wife, and on September 4, 1894 m. (2) Jennie (Lynde) Rice (d. May 25, 1936). He settled on his father's place at the corner of South Street and Harrington Road, and later removed to the present Daniel Campbell place on South Street, which he occupied for the rest of his life. He was a chairmaker for a time, and later became a conductor on the Gardner, West- minster and Fitchburg Street Railway.
Child:
Merton Leslie b. March 4, 1899; unmarried; an engraver; resides in Watertown.
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OTIS W. SAWIN (122) was also of the fifth generation in town; b. October 22, 1839, d. November 17, 1911; s. of Luke (65) and Clarissa (Lane) Sawin; m. April 10, 1859 Mary E. Seaver (54) (d. July 20, 1932), dau. of Asahel and Tamer (Hill) Seaver. He was a veteran of the Civil War.
Children:
I. L. Ashton (136) b. March 28, 1860, d. May 6, 1895; m. Mabel F. Sawtelle (d. March 8, 1913). He was a farmer by occupation; was elected to the Board of Assessors.
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2. Ernest J. (137) b. July 2, 1872, d. May 3, 1947; m. April 17, 1895, Nellie M. Parcher (d. May 24, 1956), dau. of Frank L. and Mary E. (Geasling) Parcher. (See Parcher. He was a man of quiet ways and exemplary habits. For many years he worked for Crocker-Burbank of Fitchburg.
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Child of L. Ashton Sawin:
I. Alma E. b. June 5, 1886, d. March 14, 1914; a stenog- rapher in Fitchburg; unmarried.
Children of Ernest J. Sawin:
I. Lois Merle b. November 16, 1898; m. Ralph W. Young. (See Young)
2. Dorcas Geneva b. June 17, 1906; m. John J. Mac- Conologue. (See MacConologue.)
SCARALE
FRANK M. SCARALE b. October 15, 1915, in Leominster; s. of Michael and Mary (Cosenza) Scarale; m. March 1, 1941, Beverly M. Stone, b. December 2, 1923, in Gardner, dau. of George W. and Rose (Crossette) Stone. They came to Westminster in 1949. He opened Frank's Wayside Furniture Store on Route 2 in 1952. Children:
I. Frank G. b. October 2, 1941, in Leominster.
2. Sherry L. b. November 26, 1957.
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SCOFIELD
RAYMOND H. SCOFIELD b. December 12, 1908, in Wilton, Con- necticut; s. of Samuel and Ada (Hoyt) Schofield; m. June 17, 1937, Marjorie N. Nadin, b. February 1, 1915, in Norwalk, Con- necticut, dau. of Harold G. and Emma L. (Anderson) Nadin. The Scofields came to Westminster in 1952, buying the former house of Herbert Mansur, on Pleasant Street. Mr. Scofield is a sales manager for the Simplex Time Recorder Company of Gardner. Children:
I. Raymond H., Jr. b. November 15, 1938, in Norwalk, Connecticut.
2. Richard N. b. August 20, 1943, in Norwalk, Connecticut.
SEAVER
HARRISON E. SEAVER (77) b. November 29, 1871, d. February 22, 1953; s. of Silas (58) and Ellen (Garfield) Seaver, was the last of a long line of Seavers (or "Severs" as it was first spelled) who have lived in Westminster since 1751. On November 22, 1893 Harrison Seaver married Roella E. Partridge (20), b. April 12, 1870, d. September 17, 1954, dau. of Henry J. (14) and Martha E. (Ellis) Partridge. Mrs. Seaver also was descended from a family who settled here before 1800. The Seavers first lived on Carter Road, but about 1899 they removed to the center of town to the house on Seaver Street now occupied by their daughter, Mrs. Stella Flagg. Mr. Seaver was a chairmaker, with a record of about twelve years in South Westminster and over forty years in a Gardner factory. Mr. and Mrs. Seaver celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary in 1943.
Child:
Stella Martha b. August 23, 1896; m. Wallace Flagg; 2 children: Velma H. b. October 9, 1914, m. Herbert H. Innerasky (See Innerasky); Reta L. b. August 20, 1923, m. William J. Oltman, Jr. of Middle Village, Long Island, N. Y.
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SEPPELIN
DONALD SEPPELIN b. April 18, 1918, in Gardner; s. of Leimo and Hilma (Biorkbakka) Seppelin; m. November 28, 1942, Eila Nikunen, dau. of Jack and Elina (Isoniemi) Nikunen. (See Nikunen.) He is a veteran of WW II. They own their house on Old Worcester Road. He is employed by Birtcher Electrical Medical Equipment of Boston and Los Angeles as a salesman. Children:
I. Elaine b. August 23, 1944.
2. Evelyn b. July 9, 1948, in Albany, New York.
SHAY
WILLIAM A. SHAY b. April 14, 1893, in Gardner, d. March 27, 1948; s. of Timothy F. and Johanna (Butler) Shay; m. February 19, 1919, Altha M. Stowell, b. August 20, 1893, in Springfield, Vermont, dau. of William C. and Ada L. (Robinson) Stowell. Mr. and Mrs. Shay came to Westminster in 1924, when they bought from W. E. Putney the house on Nichols Street, second from the corner of Main Street. In 1945 they bought a small house on upper Nichols Street. Mr. Shay was Postmaster from 1939 until his death, when Mrs. Shay took over the office, which she fills with credit at the present time. She lives in an apartment on Main Street. He was a veteran of WW I.
SHEPARD
HERMAN A. SHEPARD b. April 12, 1877, d. August 7, 1946; s. of Dr. W. H. H. Shepard (1) and his first wife, Jennie E. Hill (3); m. (1) Geneva A. Reed of East Princeton, b. June 21, 1873, d. July 5, 1937; m. (2) August 22, 1940, Dr. Beatrice L. Perkins, b. March 1, 1899, in Mechanic Falls, Maine, dau. of Dr. Everett C. and Louise M. (Todd) Perkins. For many years Mr. Shepard was a partner in the Dawley and Shepard Cracker Bakery. His stepmother, Mrs. Jessie (Hill) Shepard, whose work in West-
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minster schools is described in the chapter on schools, died in California in 1936. Dr. Beatrice Perkins-Shepard lives in the Shepard house on Bacon Street. At the time of her marriage to Mr. Shepard she was a practicing physician in Gardner, and has continued her work in the Henry Heywood Memorial Hospital there. During WW II she was the only physician in Westminster. From 1942 to 1956 she served as school physician, and from 1942 has been physician for the Board of Health.
SIPILA
ARVO SIPILA b. June 19, 1908, in Fitchburg; s. of Waino and Olga (Valkky) Sipila; m. April 21, 1934, Aino M. Mottonen, b. July 17, 1907, in Fitchburg, dau. of Oskari and Emma (Rasi) Mottonen. He is a veteran of WW II. They live on West Main Street.
Child:
Lauri M. b. June 6, 1937, in Winchester.
SKORKO
JOHN A. SKORKO (d. January 9, 1946). He and his wife Jadwiga (Branto) came to Westminster with their family in 1921. They lived on the Gardner State Road.
Children:
I. Benedict A. b. January 12, 1912, in Gardner; m. October 30, 1954, Helen S. Sanukewicz of Winchendon. He is a veteran of WW II.
2. Andrew P. b. November 11, 1913, in Gardner; m. August 22, 1942, Rose Chicoine of Manchester, New Hampshire. He is a veteran of WW II.
3. Charles S. b. December 12, 1916, in Gardner; m. Sep- tember 15, 1951, Guinevere T. Dervis, b. November 10, 1922, in Gardner, dau. of Vincent and Philomena (Siwicki) Dervis. He is a veteran of WW II, and is employed by Heywood Wakefield Company of Gardner. They live on Gardner State Road. They have no children.
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4. Josephine b. March 16, 1918, in Gardner; m. April 11, 1942, Charles Sier; lives in Texas.
5. Leontine b. January 6, 1920, in Gardner; m. Joseph LeClair. (See LeClair.)
6. Frank b. August 24, 1924; m. May 6, 1944, Jeannette LaPierre, b. October 7, 1922, in Gardner, dau. of Roy E. and Ella (Boseley) LaPierre. He is president of the S. & H. Transport Company and Andy's Wrecking Service. Mrs. Skorko's mother, Mrs. Ella LaPierre, lives with them.
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7. William J. b. January 22, 1927; m. August 12, 1950, Lorraine E. LeBlanc, b. November 12, 1929 in Gardner, dau. of Richard J. and Marie (Larcenaire) LeBlanc. They built their house on Leominster Street in 1956. He is employed by Andy's Wrecking Service.
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Children of Frank Skorko:
I. John E. b. April 14, 1945 in Gardner.
2. Jeanne L. b. March 23, 1958.
Child of William J. Skorko:
I. Steve G. b. February 25, 1952, in Gardner.
SLADE
FREDERICK J. SLADE b. January 30, 1905, in Fitchburg; s. of Frederick and Minnie (Booth) Slade; m. October 29, 1927, Dorothy B. Young (See Young). They built their present home on Elliott Street in 1930. He is a member of the Fire Department; is employed in Fitchburg. Mrs. Slade attended the New England Conservatory of Music. She has been organist in several churches in this locality and is a well-known teacher of piano. No children.
SMART
RALPH G. SMART b. April 29, 1895, in Nova Scotia; s. of Gordon C. and Louisa I. (Greer) Smart; m. September 12, 1924, Ida M.
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Kelley, b. May 12, 1900 in Fitchburg, dau. of Alphonso and Mary E. (Cowen) Kelley. They lived in Fitchburg until 1948, when they bought of Arthur Bancroft the property known as Damon Hill Farm. Both Mr. and Mrs. Smart are veterans of WW I; Mr. Smart also of WW II, when Mrs. Smart served in the Civil Air Patrol. They maintain a profitable rabbitry and find time to interest themselves in civic affairs. No children.
SMITH
The name of Smith appears in town records as early as 1757, and from that time to the present there have been families of that name prominent in the affairs of the community. Some branches have entirely disappeared from the records, but a few remain and these we have tried to list, together with some new lines.
FRANK S. SMITH (34) b. March 9, 1879, d. November 2, 1957; s. of Sidney and Elvira (Smith) Smith; m. December 23, 1908, Florence Hastings (3) (d. August 6, 1951). They lived on South Street. He served on the Board of Assessors and other committees. They had no children.
G. GERTRUDE SMITH (36) b. September 9, 1889; dau. of Sidney and Elvira (Smith) Smith; unmarried; lives in Fitchburg.
HARRIET SMITH (47) b. May 25, 1829; dau. of Charles and Polly (Burgess) Smith; m. Amos Holden (See Holden).
CHARLES H. SMITH (107) (d. January 31, 1933); s. of Lorenzo and Betsey (Derby) Smith of Ashburnham; m. Myra A. Perkins (d. April 25, 1933) of Westminster. They lived in the Charles Hartwell house on the corner of South Street and Dawley Road. He was an auctioneer.
CHARLES L. SMITH b. December 16, 1878, s. of Leonard and Mary Lucy (Mansfield) Smith; m. (1) November 18, 1899, Mary W. Morse (16) (d. January 3, 1937), dau. of Farwell (2) and Hattie A. (Bigelow) Morse. They occupied the Carter place on the corner of Nichols Street and Smith Avenue. He m. (2) Blanche E. (Kindsman) Sargent of Hubbardston on October 20, 1938. They were divorced. He m. (3) October 31, 1959 Bertha A. (Cook) Ahlin. They make their home on Lovell Street. Mr.
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Smith has been active in public affairs, serving on the Board of Selectmen, the School Committee and other important offices.
Children of Charles L. and Mary (Morse) Smith:
1. Harriet Mansfield b. June 28, 1902; m. Charles W. Albro. (See Albro.)
2. Barbara Morse b. March 7, 1905, d. May 23, 1917.
3. Mary Bigelow b. October 16, 1909; unmarried, a suc- cessful teacher in the Westminster School System.
4. Byron Chester b. May 11, 1913; m. April 1, 1939, Viola M. Stevenson, dau. of Edgar N. and Eva L. (Houston) Stevenson. (See Stevenson.) In 1939 he built a house on his father's land on Smith Avenue.
Children of Byron Smith:
I. Barbara L. b. February 10, 1940. Attends Becker Junior College, Worcester.
2. Charles L. b. February 16, 1941. Attends Worcester Junior College.
3. Wayne B. b. January 31, 1944; a student at Cushing Academy.
SMITH
ERNEST E. SMITH b. June 29, 1877, in Marlboro, New Hamp- shire, d. January 16, 1958; s. of George E. and Adeline (Chicker- ing) Smith; m. December 8, 1902, Kate E. Parker, b. April 5, 1882, in Marlboro, New Hampshire, d. October 23, 1959, dau. of Frank and Ella (Thatcher) Parker. They lived in Westminster all their married life, making their home on the property at the head of Round Meadow Pond. Mr. Smith was a well-known produce dealer in Fitchburg and Westminster.
Children:
I. May E. b. October 2, 1903, d. March 2, 1906.
2. Ella M. b. August 9, 1905; m. Ellsworth L. Carpenter; lives in North Hartland, Vermont; 2 children.
3. Forrest E. b. December 21, 1906, d. September 9, 1945; m. Martena Prescott; I child.
4. Alice E. b. February 28, 1909; m. E. E. Wyeth; lives West Townsend; 4 children.
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5. Kenneth F. ) Twins b. February 28, 191I.
6. Kendall E.
Kenneth d. March 23, 1941; Kendall m. (1) Blanche E. MacAloney; 2 children; m. (2) Thena Eaton; 3 children. 7. Paul F. b. July 8, 1912; m. June 20, 1937, M. Christine McAdams, b. February 9, 1918, in Hillsboro, New Hamp- shire, dau. of Leon H. and Maude A. (Hilliard) Mc- Adams. They lived in several places in town before pur- chasing a home on upper Main Street. He was in business with his father until WW II; since then he has worked in Fitchburg for Dixie, Cowdrey Company.
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8. Dora A. b. September 5, 1915; m. George A. Ashton; lives in Fitchburg.
9. Katherine E. b. September 10, 1918; m. Raymond Wil- liams; lives in Melrose; 2 children.
10. Muriel E. b. May 1, 1921, in Troy, New Hampshire, d. November 29, 1935.
II. June L. b. June 4, 1923; m. Herbert Schoales, Jr .; lives West Islip, Long Island, New York; 3 children.
Children of Paul F. Smith:
I. Paula K. b. February 27, 1938; registered nurse; study- ing at Boston University.
2. Bradley Hilliard b. June 20, 1941; in United States Navy Submarine Service.
3. Sherrill S. b. October 5, 1946.
4. Winston S. b. November 23, 1953.
SMITH
HOWARD I. SMITH b. July 9, 1901, in Fitchburg; s. of William and Georgietter (Palmer) Smith; m. March 18, 1931, Hilder A. Erickson, b. January 20, 1904 in Quincy, dau. of Andrew and Tekla (Johnson) Erickson. He is a veteran of WW I. They came to Westminster in 1938, building their present house on upper Nichols Street. He has served on the Town Finance Board. No children.
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SNELLMAN
JALO T. SNELLMAN b. July 17, 1914, in Gardner; s. of Kaarlo and Fannie (Stenbeck) Snellman; m. July 3, 1937 Jean M. Balazy, b. August 9, 1915, in Gardner, dau. of John and Adela F. (Powichrowski) Balazy. They own their place on Lakefield Road, having come to Westminster in 1941.
Children:
I. Richard Karl b. July 22, 1938, in Gardner; in the armed forces.
2. David A. b. November 10, 1943, d. November 10, 1943.
3. Linda J. b. February 2, 1945, in Gardner.
SOINI
JOHN SOINI b. October 10, 1893, in Finland; s. of Victor and Mary (Hedman) Soini; m. March 8, 1952, Helmi L. Helala (Muhonen). (See Muhonen.) They make their home in a new house which he built on Bacon Street.
SPRAGUE
SAMUEL H. SPRAGUE (1) b. March 22, 1831 in Shirley, d. April 24, 1907; s. of Samuel and Love (Hazen) Sprague; m. Ann Maria Miles. (See Miles.) He was the half-brother of Sarah Wyman. Children:
I. Love M. (2) m. Dr. Timothy Holden. She d. in May 1952 aged 96, leaving three sons.
2. Hattie S. (4) m. Robert H. Greely. (See Greely.) Re- sided in Spokane, Washington and d. there January 15, 1893.
3. Theodosia M. (5) m. G. Grant Whitman; d. December 4, 1933. Her husband d. August 23, 1942. No children.
4. Lydia Gertrude (6) unmarried; she was a schoolteacher; d. August 20, 1948.
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STANBRIDGE
WILLIAM RUSSELL STANBRIDGE b. July 1, 1865, d. April 6, 1939; s. of Marcus and Annie (Needham) Russell Stanbridge; m. June 26, 1894, Edith C. Nichols (47) (d. October 13, 1918). (See Nichols.) They lived in the center of the village, where Miss Virginia Stanbridge now lives.
Children:
I. Virginia Sophia b. September 18, 1895, teacher; now retired.
2. Richard Francis b. July 1, 1900, d. December 15, 1952; m. December 3, 1921, Gladys E. Russell (d. September 6, 1947). He ran a garage for many years at the corner of Main and Nichols Streets; later sold his business and removed to Florida.
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3. George M. b. and d. May 6, 1903.
Children of Richard F. Stanbridge:
I. Edith R. b. July 3, 1922; m. Robert J. Mausert, Jr .; lives in Jacksonville, Florida; 4 children.
2. Marilyn L. b. September 19, 1923, d. September I, 1925.
3. Janet A. b. August 18, 1930; m. Gerald G. Pope; lives in DeLand, Florida; 2 children.
4. Carol M. b. March 21, 1932; m. Harry Jones; lives in Jacksonville, Florida; I child.
STEVENSON
EDGAR N. STEVENSON b. January 30, 1887, in New Glasgow, Prince Edward Island, d. December 10, 1948; s. of James and Clara (Binns) Stevenson; m. September 11, 1910, Eva L. Houston, b. August 30, 1892 in New Glasgow, Prince Edward Island, dau. of George and Mary (Semple) Houston. He came to Westminster with his family in 1927 to operate the Fox Farm, which he did until 1939. He lived at the Farm until 1937, when he came into the
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village and worked at the Cracker Bakery and as a janitor at Town Hall. Mrs. Stevenson and son, Lorne, live in the former Giles house on Main Street.
Children:
I. Ellsworth b. January 16, 1912, in P.E.I., lives in Man- chester, New Hampshire; unmarried.
2. Viola M. b. September 26, 1914, in P.E.I .; m. Byron Smith. (See Smith.)
3. Roland C. b. December 13, 1916, in P.E.I., m. Hazel Beaton; lives in Greenwich, Connecticut; veteran of WW II; I child.
4. Hazel I. b. December 25, 1917, in P.E.I .; Wave, veteran of WW II; m. Commander W. B. Robertson USN; lives in Springfield, Virginia; 3 children.
5. Eleanor C. b. March 13, 1921, in P.E.I .; m. Mahlon Allen; lives in Fitchburg; no children.
6. Mary G. b. April 11, 1923, in P.E.I .; m. William Day; lives in Ashburnham; 4 children.
7. Lorne W. b. June 10, 1927, in P.E.I .; unmarried; veteran of the Korean conflict; at present janitor at the Town Hall.
8. Annie L. b. April 14, 1928, in P.E.I .; m. Thomas B. Crowe; lives in Shrewsbury; 2 children.
9. Constance L. b. March 10, 1932; m. Robert Foster; lives in Fitchburg; 3 children.
STILES
JOHN E. STILES b. April 26, 1888, in Gardner; s. of James A. and M. Lizzie (Emerson) Stiles; m. October 27, 1913, Louise Whittemore, b. May 1890, in Gardner, dau. of Francis S. and Lizzie S. (Wilbar) Whittemore. They lived in Gardner, where Mr. Stiles was Clerk of Courts for many years, also holding offices in the city government. He is a graduate of Harvard (1911), and a veteran of WW I. They came to Westminster in 1953, purchas- ing the house on Nichols Street built by Arthur Bancroft. Mr. Stiles retired in 1958.
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Children:
I. John E., Jr. b. August 4, 1914; m. Gretchen Ames; lives in Worcester; I child.
2. David b. June 23, 1921; m. Muriel Holm; lives in West Boylston; 2 children.
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